In the wake of the recent terror attack in Pulwama, India saw an unjustified agitation in various parts of the country where various politically motivated activists took to the streets and forced out young Kashmiri students out of their rented homes after threatening their landlords. One story from ‘The Wire’[Read More…]
Author: Katherine Abraham
An open letter: Dear Madhu Kishwar, Shashi Tharoor does not need your Character Certificate
Dear Madam, At the outset, let me clarify, our paths haven’t crossed before neither online nor offline and for both our sakes, I hope it never does. I decided to understand your profile a little before I wrote to you, half- expecting to be met with a description that read[Read More…]
Mithi: Pakistan’s Lost Symbol of interfaith harmony
Mithi was rechristened as the capital of Tharparkar as late as 1990.
India and the case for juvenile delinquency
“An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to children alleged and found to be in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection by catering to their basic needs through proper care, protection, development, treatment, social re-integration, by adopting a child-friendly approach in the adjudication[Read More…]
Why I am a Hindu: A Christian Perspective
At the outset let me begin by saying my fascination to learn the fundamentals of Hinduism is not new nor out of place. I am a devout Seventh Day Adventist who apart from studying the Bible in detail by virtue of it being my own religion, have also completed my[Read More…]
Humanity is dead
As I sit by the window of my office, perched on the fourth floor of one of Pune’s busiest commercial areas, I observe a little girl around 9 years old in her school uniform, with a packet of chips, run along the newly constructed footpath and as I smile at[Read More…]
Why the #NotinMyName protest didn’t appeal to me
A 16-year-old Muslim is killed and people are out on the streets, a young girl is raped and we have a candle light protest. All I want to know is how much has it helped? After the Nirbhaya rape and murder case, we had people thronging the streets, but what[Read More…]
My Safety is more important than the National Menu!
At the outset please note that the my intention is not to hurt the sentiments of any community or sect. I am, in fact, amazed that I need to write this article in the hope of bringing fellow citizens back in focus. The utter ridiculousness that we, as a country, have been[Read More…]
An Open Letter to the Prime Minister of India
Dear Sir, I am writing this Open letter to you with the confidence that even a young person can approach you directly. In India, we follow the age-old tradition that if a member of the family errs, it is better to approach the Head of the Family to resolve the[Read More…]
WHAM, SLAM, BAM: MODERN INDIAN MP
The recent developments of a member of Parliament slippering a commoner needs to be taken as an eye – opener for the country. To vote a person must be an Indian and 18 years of age. A voter however is only a person of interest till the elections are done.[Read More…]
